5 tips for safer passwords
Keeping passwords secure is step one toward making sure you’re not a victim of cybercrime, according to security firm Sophos.
Year: 2013
Are you really that productive?
Plenty of people lie to themselves about their own productivity—many without even knowing it. IDoneThis’ chief creative officer, Janet Choi, has some tough love to help you get honest with yourself.
Never explain when you can show
Sure, you’ve got a hot idea, but only by creating a prototype of it, no matter how crude, can you both convey it in a more exciting, tangible way and let people know you’re serious enough about it to go the extra mile. Even drawing a sketch on a piece of paper will make any […]
The corporate benefits of contemplation
Mindfulness and meditation are no longer reserved for the spiritually dedicated, as Silicon Valley companies turn to these ancient practices to help employees tap into creativity and calm. Here are insights from Wired’s Noah Shachtman on incorporating mindful practices into the corporate world and the business benefits.
Create a color legend in Excel
Q. I’d like to provide a “legend” so people know what the different Conditional Formatting colors mean in Excel. How can I do this?
What’s the opposite of working from home?
Working from home may not be the norm at many companies, but almost every employee these days is “homing from work,” a new survey says.
Crisis? What crisis?
An effective assistant/manager relationship is one in which both people know the difference between a crisis and a routine setback. Do you? Does your boss?
When the boss is irrational–and so is HR
Q: “My supervisor, ‘Rhonda,’ has been pressuring me for two years to go to her church. I tried to respond to Rhonda’s overtures diplomatically, but she was not pleased with my reaction. She said that my life is going nowhere and she is fed up with me. Now Rhonda is giving me the cold shoulder and making snide remarks about me. I tried going to human resources, but the HR manager said I should apologize to Rhonda because she is just trying to be my ‘sister in Christ.’ Quitting is not an option, so what can I do?” Innocent Victim
Going, going, gone… 5 vanishing workplace concepts
Four items (and one idea) that will have disappeared from U.S. workplaces within five years, according to a poll of 7,000 LinkedIn members.
Travel light yet connected on the road
You need a lot of stuff to be productive on the road, but there’s still a way to get everything you need into a small bag. Travel veteran James Kendrick explains how to avoid travel nightmares with these smart tips.